Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction: Telling Tales 1
5. chapter 1 The Possibilities of Power 40
6. chapter 2 Sex, Scandal, and Satire 93
7. chapter 3 Death and Dynasty 139
8. chapter 4 Rumored Returns 175
9. chapter 5 Patterns of the Past 208
10. Roman Emperors 247
11. Notes 253
12. Bibliography 309
13. Index 365